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According to the most recent count of the Support Centre for Green Care in September 2006, over 200 care farms are more or less active |
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Diversity should be the key work for characterising the evolution of social/care farming in France. One specificity of what’s going on in France, in relation with other European countries, is that social/care farming is considered by the concerned stakeholders as a highly ethical and solidarity activity more than a (profitable) business. |
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General description of the “state of the art” and specific cases of social/care farming in the diverse participating countries (UNREVISED DRAFT PAPERS) |
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Country/regional overviews and cases |
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In Slovenia, as in many EU countries social farming is not organised yet, but rather a patchwork like reality mostly developed on voluntary bases, bottom-up actions, and not supported by any specific policies…. |
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Slovenia |
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The combination of agricultural work and care is not new. For a long time it was common that individuals who were ‘different’ and could not participate fully in society, worked on a farm... |
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The Netherlands |
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The term “agricoltura sociale” (i.e. social farming) has recently entered the scene of rural development in Italy, embracing a wide constellation of different practices that are emerging in different territories; experiences that, in many cases, were born as bottom-up actions... |
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Italy |
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In this survey an overview on social faming projects, initiatives and associations in Germany is presented as a result of the research activities within the EU- SoFar- project.... |
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